midwayfarms's Gallery : Baby Quilt

"I Spy" Quilt for Lit Ray

Kathy M. Boice — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:09:48 GMT

I made this 33 1/2" X 42" "I Spy" Quilt for my Great Grandson Raymond who is 18 months old. It is machine pieced and quilted with a walking foot on my Bernina 730E. The fabrics are 100% cotton and the batting is Warm n' Natural also 100%cotton. The blocks are cut 5 1/2", the borders are 2 1/2" and the set in corner blocks in the inner border are 2 1/2" squares. I also made the bias binding.

"I SPY" baby quilt

Kathy M. Boice — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:46:56 GMT

This 31" by 41" "I Spy" baby quilt is made with assorted100% cotton fabrics. I made it for my Great Great nephew for his first birthday. The batting is 100% cotton Warm n' Natural batting. I machine pieced and quilted this quilt. The blocks are 5 1/2" unfinished fussy cut blocks, 2 1/2" border strips, and the inner border has 2 1/2" squares in the corners.The cost of materials was approximately $45. This was my first time to machine quilt a quilt. I used my walking foot and my Bernina 730E machine. I made a bias binding for the edge of the quilt.

I enjoyed making this quilt and plan on making three more for my Great Grandsons, one is 18 months old, another is 3 months old and one is 1 week old. They can snuggle up, "spy" fun items, match two blocks, or find colors, etc.

Cuddle Up Quilt (Pineapple Patchwork) and Lemon Meringue (Alternate Nine Patch)

Kathy M. Boice — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:06:50 GMT

I made these two quilts in 1994 for my two Granddaughters, Delanie and Danielle, for Christmas. I will described each.

The patterns were from the "Possibilities" book "P.S. I Love You" Baby Collection, Authors Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith. Each of the two patterns I chose were from Lynda Milligan. "Cuddle Up" is on page 22 and "Lemon Meringue" on page 30. I used the Pineapple Ruler, and the strip piecing method.

The Purple quilt on the right belongs to Danielle. It is called "Cuddle Up" and is a "pineapple patchwork" design. This was my third project I ever made. It was for Christmas of 1994. I purchased a pretty doll at K Mart in Madison, Alabama and then chose the same colors in it's dress in six different 100% cotton fabrics to make the quilt. The 30 blocks were 4 1/2" blocks. No Sashing was used, but two borders were added. The inner border, a pink and white stripe, was 1 1/2". The 3" outer border was a floral print. The Batting was Mountain Mist. I used Roclon unbleached muslin for the back. The finished size was 30" X 40". I do not recall the actual cost or time spent on this quilt. I do know I bought a total of four yards of 100% cotton fabric from Wal Mart in Fayetteville, TN. The muslin came from the Craft Bear Shoppe in Decatur Alabama. It took about two days to machine piece the top of the quilt. It took me five or six weeks to do the hand quilting, done as I had time. I made the 1 3/4" bias binding added to the edge. I think I started in July 1994. Danielle was 3 1/2 yrs. old when I gave her this quilt for Christmas. I really enjoyed making this quilt!

The Blue quilt on the left belongs to Delanie. She was 22 months old at the time. It is called "Lemon Meringue" an "Alternate Nine Patch" design. This was my fourth project. The story is the same...for Christmas 1994, to "match" a doll from K Mart in Madison, Alabama. I chose three different 100% cotton fabrics and Roclon muslin was used for the backing. Mountain Mist batting was used. The 30 machine pieced blocks were made up of fifteen nine patch, small pink floral, and fifteen unbleached muslin squares. A 4 1/2" blue border was added and a pink floral hand made binding sewn to the edge. The finished quilt was 30" X 36" . I took one day to machine piece the top and 4-5 weeks to hand quilt the quilt. It was allot of fun to make!!!

Special Baby Buggy Quilt

Kathy M. Boice — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:42:32 GMT

This machine pieced and hand tied 29" X 29" quilt is special because the red blocks are made from a fabric that my Grandmother, Mamie Leota Pearl Wittenmeyer Phillips, had used to cover a baby buggy. I machine pieced it and then hand tied it. My Grandmother was known to go to a dump, (Land fill) in Bradner, OH and come home with more than she had taken to throw away!! She would recycle everything she could! She had brought home a rustic baby buggy, covered it and we played with this buggy when we were young. In 2000, my Mother, Betty Jane Marsh Phillips, gave the buggy to me. I removed the buggy lining and washed it. The fabric had alot of worn areas, but I managed to salvage just enough to piece it into this quilt. My Grandmother made many memories with us, taught us frugal ways are to be shared. She used coffee can lids to make us little dishes to play with. She spray painted them, added a sticker, sealed it with clear varnish, and wa la!! Beautiful dishes!! She would be proud that I recycled the fabric from that old buggy. And yes, I have the old buggy, too! It needs alittle repair and then I plan on placing this quilt in it. Completion date was May 2000.